cardiac arrest/failure• A few seconds, but every one vital in the case of a cardiac arrest.• He went into cardiac arrest again in the ambulance and once more at the hospital.• Hospital staff were puzzled after children collapsed with cardiac arrests and respiratoryattacks.• He went into cardiac arrest and was brought back to life immediately after the initialshock.• About 20% of patients recruited for this study were cardiac arrest survivors.• Although the child died, apparently from cardiac failure, the principle of external ventilation had been established.• A defibrillator can analyze the heart rhythm of a cardiac arrestvictim and administer an electric shock.• Defibrillation Early defibrillation remains the most important determinant of survival in cardiac arrest victims.
Origincardiac
(1600-1700)Latincardiacus, from Greek, from kardia; → CARDIO-